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FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication

January 10, 2022 critical, Leaving, Vulnerable, Updates, prescription, medication, Botches, Authorization, System, Americans, Without0 comment

Last month, dermatologists and pharmacists around the U.S. discovered they could no longer prescribe or dispense isotretinoin, an important dermatological medication, after the Food and Drug Administration botched software updates to the drug’s online reporting system known as iPledge. The updates weren’t adequately tested before they were launched, resulting in doctors unable to use the system and instead waiting for hours on the phone with the FDA to get prescription approvals. The system requires both prescribers and pharmacists to get authorization before any isotretinoin (commonly known by the brand name…

Jay Sekulow Explains Vaccine Mandate Cases Before Supreme Court

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Friday was a critical day for American liberty. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases to determine whether or not a stay would be issued against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The high court heard arguments on the Biden COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees, and also on the mandate requiring health care workers to be vaccinated. “The courts seem inclined to strike down the mandate, probably on the lack of authority ground, that OSHA, the agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,…

GOP Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’

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Republican leaders slammed President Joe Biden after December’s jobs report released Friday reported numbers well below economists’ projections, highlighting the report as another example of how the president mishandled the post-pandemic recovery. The U.S. economy added only 199,000 jobs in December while unemployment dipped to 3.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal projected that the economy would add 422,000 jobs in December and that unemployment to fall to 4.1%. “Our economy should be soaring right now, but the policies of this administration continue to stifle growth and hold back American…

3 of Biggest Issues Conservatives Face in 2022

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We’re just one week into 2022 and already political debates are heating up in Washington over election integrity, the Senate filibuster, and spending, among other things. It’s clear that 2022 will be a significant year in the fight for American liberty. Jessica Anderson, Heritage Action for America executive director, says conservatives will face at least three major battles in the year ahead. (Heritage Action is the grassroots partner organization of The Heritage Foundation, of which The Daily Signal is the news outlet.) “The fight to protect the sanctity of life, I…

2022 March For Life to ‘Proceed As Planned’ Despite DC Vaccine Mandate, Expects ‘Even Higher Levels of Enthusiasm’

January 6, 2022 levels, Life, Vaccine, even, 2022, Enthusiasm, March, despite, Proceed, higher, Expects, mandate, Planned0 comment

Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned. “The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,” the pro-life organization said in press release, noting that “outdoor events are not impacted by the Washington, D.C., vaccine mandate.” The March for Life will modify some of its indoor events due to the new COVID-19 regulations, organizers added, noting that participants at…

AOC’s Bizarre Defense of Florida Vacation Highlights Left’s Hypocrisy

January 6, 2022 Defense, Florida, highlights, Vacation, Hypocrisy, bizarre, Left’s, AOC’s0 comment

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, states like Florida have received a lot of criticism from the political left for not requiring endless masking or imposing stringent lockdowns. Yet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says, “If I had a dollar for every lockdown politician who decided to escape to Florida over the last two years, I’d be a pretty doggone wealthy man.” DeSantis’ remarks were made in response to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent trip to Florida over the Christmas holiday. National Review published photos of the Democrat congresswoman from New York sitting outside…